Bodhi Seed, amazing!
On the high platform, Daoist Hongjun spoke eloquently, and the three thousand guests below listened attentively—the word "Sage" had an infinite power over cultivators.
Hongjun first explained Proving the Dao Through Force.
"Like Pangu, who, with great Divine Ability Law Power, broke free of his shackles and transformed himself into heaven and earth." Daoist Hongjun shook his head, seemingly sighing, "This is the most difficult and strongest path. The divine power of Pangu is something I, this old Daoist, still cannot hope to match."
The audience below was initially filled with fervor, but then felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them—if they possessed the profound wisdom of Pangu, how could they possibly be sitting here?
"Teacher, is there a simpler method?" Tongtian asked, voicing what everyone was thinking.
"Simple?"
"Yes, the simpler the better."
"Yes," Daoist Hongjun glanced at Tongtian and slowly said, "Through immeasurable Merit, one can connect with Tongtian, gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao, and instantly become a saint."
What is meant by immeasurable Merit?
Everyone couldn't help but look at Nuwa. After creating humans, the goddess immediately attained sainthood, setting a great example.
Tongtian scratched his head, looking dejected. "How can Merit be so easily obtained?"
Zheng Fa saw a black-robed man not far from him nodding repeatedly. The man had a sinister face and a gloomy aura. He seemed to sense Zheng Fa's gaze and turned to look at him.
Zheng Fa seemed to see a Blood Sea rushing towards him, as if to devour and drown him.
He immediately recognized the man— the Ancestor Minghe, whom he had heard of in Kunlun a few years ago.
This person was indeed Primordial Wilderness second most powerful being in the Divine Ability after the six saints ahead. He was incredibly strong and seemed to be bursting with confidence. He believed that if Nuwa could do it, so could I. A few years ago, he created the Asura Clan, intending to emulate Nuwa and become a saint, but in the end, he was left with nothing.
This gives a glimpse into the unique characteristics of the Human Race.
When Styx heard Tongtian mention this matter, how could he not feel a pang of sympathy and feel depressed? Zheng Fa's glance at him at this moment was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
Fortunately, this was the Purple Cloud Palace, so he only glared at Zheng Fa before coldly turning back and continuing his depressed state.
After the Ancestor Minghe set an example, the others naturally understood that the matter of Merit depends on luck and is quite mysterious, not something that ordinary people can dream of. Therefore, they looked at Hongjun with longing eyes.
Daoist Hongjun smiled and said, "Besides that, someone like me, without Pangu's great Divine Ability and without so much Merit in my early years, can only achieve Dao by Three-Corpse Severing."
Tongtian and the others were immediately invigorated and asked, "May I ask, Master, what are the Three Corpses?"
" The Three Corpses are good, evil, and attachment; what is called superior virtue is not virtue..."
Daoist Hongjun began to explain in detail.
As he listened, the Creation Daoist soon became confused, as if listening to gibberish and unable to keep up. His strength was still far from becoming a saint, and being of Human Race origin, he had already missed the first sermon, and he didn't understand much of the second one either. Falling behind step by step, he was naturally struggling now.
He had anticipated this, but he looked at Zheng Fa with a mixture of anticipation and worry.
Whether he can obtain the Primordial Purple Qi depends entirely on Dharma Body.
However, his strength far surpasses Zheng Fa's; even he himself is finding it so difficult to understand, so it's uncertain whether Zheng Fa will gain anything...
Zheng Fa listened intently, the Bodhi Seed floating above his head, its wisdom light gently falling on his face.
Zheng Fa's face showed moments of joy, moments of sudden realization, and he would occasionally gesticulate wildly, clearly having gained a great deal.
He really felt great; how should I put it, he finally experienced what it's like to be a genius!
Zheng Fa had heard of Bodhi Seed before, but their effectiveness still exceeded his expectations.
Countless thoughts are now growing in his mind, and each thought is like a version of himself.
They were thinking, deducing, and even exchanging ideas and colliding with each other. Countless flashes of inspiration and myriad True Intention, combined with the Daoist Hongjun's voice of the Great Dao, captivated Zheng Fa.
How should I put this situation?
His mind was like a newly powered engine, racing forward at breakneck speed.
Within the Creation Jade Disc, the Yellow Court Scripture also began to grow on its own.
Following the " Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Transformation," a new scripture appeared.
One by one, the golden characters seemed to spring from Zheng Fa's mind, appearing rapidly, his inspiration like a landslide, unstoppable.
The classic texts of the Vast Sun Tianhe School, the insights gained from listening to the Dao twice before, and Zheng Fa's lifelong experience with the Dao were all fused together and transformed into a Great Dao Scripture.
Zheng Fa became so engrossed in the scriptures that he gradually forgot even to listen to Hongjun's sermons, and became unaware of the passage of time.
He felt that, in just a moment, a faint cracking sound suddenly came to his ears, and his Divine Soul seemed to sink into a quagmire, losing its previous clarity and feeling a suffocating sense of being suddenly stuck in traffic.
Zheng Fa frowned and came to his senses. When he opened his eyes, he found that the Bodhi Seed seemed to have been unable to bear the weight and had broken into powder, which fell onto his knees.
Turning around, he saw the Creation Daoist staring at the pile of powder with a pained expression.
... Don't blame me, you gave me these Bodhi Seed yourself.
But he could also understand the Creation Daoist's reluctance— the Bodhi Seed were too fragrant.
Zheng Fa's Divine Soul sank. He opened the Creation Jade Disc and looked at the scripture that had been "naturally" generated— the Inner Landscape Scripture.
The earlier version of the * Yellow Court Scripture * only went up to the stage of Dao Fruit and did not contain any further content.
On the one hand, Zheng Fa's strength was insufficient before, and he did not understand the cultivation of the Dao Fruit level, so he could not have made it up.
On the other hand, as far as Zheng Fa knew, there were no written records of Dao Fruit methods in the Xuanwei cultivation world.
Neither the Scarlet Firmament Jade Register nor the Immortal-Trapping Sword Canon Manual could progress beyond the Dao Fruit.
He even asked the Nishang Yuanjun and the Dragon Lord Shuyu of Jade Pool, but neither Jade Pool nor the Dragon Clan had any corresponding records.
This resulted in Zheng Fa having no reference to draw upon, and naturally, he was unable to create a sequel to the Yellow Court Scripture.
The Inner Landscape Scripture before him could be considered the first Cultivation Method for the Loose Immortal level that Zheng Fa knew of.
In the Xuanwei Realm alone, this is unprecedented!
If it weren't for Hongjun's teachings, and if it weren't for Bodhi Seed, he probably wouldn't have been able to create something like this in his entire life.
The essence of the * Inner Landscape Scripture * is simple: cultivate inner peace and refine the Body Spirits.
Although Zheng Fa comprehended the Yellow Court Scripture with the help of Bodhi Seed, the text did not come out of thin air.
He had previously understood the essence of cultivation from Venerable Tianhe —that cultivators and the Heavenly Dao are actually one.
In its simplest terms, cultivators are the seeds of the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao is the mature form of cultivators.
After entering the Nine Luminaries Heaven, Nuwa, after becoming a saint, told him that the Dao Fruit comes from within.
According to Zheng Fa's understanding of the Xuanwei Immortal Way, this is the process of a seed germinating and growing.
Simply put, cultivators begin with the Dao Fruit and strive to become the universe, or even the Heavenly Dao.
The biggest question is what kind of universe this is, or rather, what its rules are.
The * Inner Landscape Scripture ) was written to address this issue.
The core idea of the * Inner Landscape Scripture *, created by Zheng Fa, is that the human body is a microcosm.
This idea, of course, draws on the wisdom of our predecessors.
But Zheng Fa's * Yellow Court Scripture * is not just that—he was thinking about what the microcosm is, and how the human body can become a universe.
In the Inner Landscape Scripture, he gave his own answer.
To use a somewhat strange analogy, in his view, the microcosm, or the human body, is the fertilized egg of the universe.
The most important aspect of the original * Inner Landscape Scripture * was actually a system of Body Spirits:
The upper, middle, and lower Dantian symbolize the Three Powers (heaven, earth, and man), and the Body Spirits creation is gathered in the acupoints and organs throughout the body.
For example, the five internal organs correspond to the Five Elements elements.
The Body Spirits is both a manifestation of bodily functions and, on the other hand, corresponds to the rules of the Heavenly Dao.
The cultivation process of the Inner Landscape Scripture involves using the cultivator's understanding of the Dao of Heavenly Dao to perfect their Body Spirits.
For example, because of his second sermon, Zheng Fa is now familiar with the water-based supernatural Divine Ability of the Dragon Clan. Therefore, his kidney spirit will naturally absorb some of the essence of the Dragon Clan's Cultivation Method. In the end, he may even surpass the Dragon Clan's talent in water-based abilities.
Zheng Fa had great ambitions regarding the Body Spirits.
He used the Creation Jade Disc to contain all the laws of the world, and fused them into one furnace with the Yellow Court Scripture. That Body Spirits were the means he used to govern all laws.
He wanted to integrate all sorts of Cultivation Method Law Technique, and even the Precelestial Divine structure that Zheng Fa obtained from the Nuwa, into his Body Spirits in order to perfect himself.
But the significance of the Body Spirits goes far beyond that.
In the vision of the Inner Landscape Scripture Sutra, when the Body Spirits are cultivated to the end, they will eventually emerge from the inside out, from the Inner Landscape to the Outer Landscape, and become a true god of heaven and earth.
At that time, the divine Body Spirits that Zheng Fa condensed would become Divine Spirits who hold power in the world—or rather, become the rules of that universe.
If we consider the human body as the fertilized egg of the universe, then the Body Spirits is somewhat like DNA, condensing from the human body and controlling the underlying laws of the universe that the cultivator has transformed into.
The moment Zheng Fa achieved perfect Body Spirits cultivation was the moment he stepped into the Golden Immortal realm.
In the Yellow Court Scripture, the ranks of Loose Immortal correspond to the inner Inner Landscape, the ranks of True Immortal should correspond to the Outer Landscape, and the Golden Immortal is the one who has achieved great success in Body Spirits, and whose human body has transformed into the real universe.
From this day forward, he was no longer confused about how to proceed after attaining the Dao Fruit.
Unfortunately, the Bodhi Seed had cracks in White Lotus's hands, and Zheng Fa used it too harshly. Although he had already grasped the subsequent ideas, the only thing he truly perfected was the < Inner Landscape Scripture >.
But the Inner Landscape Scripture alone is enough at this moment!
Just as the Inner Landscape Scripture was nearing completion, immortal energy surged and shone with white light in the acupoints throughout Zheng Dharma Body.
Within the white light, figures emerged one by one, which were the initial condensation of Body Spirits.
Daoist Hongjun paused in his sermon, his gaze fixed on Dharma Body, and suddenly laughed, interrupting his explanation of the Humanity's Dao. He nodded and said, "Excellent!"
A golden light shone from the Void Crown atop Zheng Fa's head, and he rose into the air without wind, swaying gently as he flew toward the empty prayer mat in the first row.
Zheng Fa had barely sat down on the prayer mat when he heard a congratulatory voice beside him. "Fellow Daoist, you've finally arrived!"
He turned his head and saw Tongtian looking at him, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Nuwa Zhunти, and the others also turned to the side, cupped their hands in congratulations, and were extremely enthusiastic.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Zheng has gained some insight," Yuanshi nodded and smiled, his expression still full of curiosity. He added, "I only hope that we will have the opportunity to Dao Discussion again in the future."
Hongjun didn't say much more, but then he opened his mouth again and continued speaking from where he had stopped earlier.
The Three Thousand Guests of Purple Cloud who were listening to the sermon behind the seven people No-Mind in listening at this time. They were all staring at Zheng Fa's back, with different thoughts in their minds, but most of them were filled with envy, jealousy, and even hatred.
Only the Creation Daoist had very complex emotions in his heart.
Zheng Fa sat on the seventh prayer mat, which fulfilled his wish and gave him hope of obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi.
On the other hand, he also felt a bit frustrated.
Since entering the Nine Luminaries Heaven, Zheng Fa has been listening to the Dao, and so has he, but the other party has always been ahead in every aspect.
You must know that he was already Golden Immortal, or even the Lord of the Nine Luminaries Heaven, possessing all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support.
Before Zheng Fa entered the Nine Luminaries Heaven, he wasn't even Loose Immortal.
After comparing them, how could he not feel frustrated?
Just now, Zheng Fa was able to sit on the seventh prayer mat not only because of the Void Crown —otherwise, he would have sat on it as soon as he entered the Purple Cloud Palace.
Clearly, Zheng Fa gained some enlightenment while listening to the teachings through the Bodhi Seed, which is why he fulfilled the requirement for the seventh meditation cushion.
Even Zheng Fa's enlightenment must have been extremely profound!
Thinking back to how confused he had been, the Creation Daoist naturally felt even more embarrassed.
Even though the other party relied on Bodhi Seed, White Lotus didn't have such a glorious past when she had Bodhi Seed!
What's more, the Bodhi Seed was broken.
The Creation Daoist looked at the dark wood-colored powder, twitched his lips, then turned back to look at Zheng Fa's back, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
Since the Bodhi Seed are gone, Zheng Fa can simply use himself to make up for it.
The insights the other party gained in this Purple Cloud Palace will eventually become their own.
Thinking of this, the Creation Daoist finally grinned and smiled.
Zheng Fa sat on the futon, with thousands of cold, piercing gazes on his back and the malicious covetous eyes of the Creation Daoist, yet he was fast asleep with his eyes closed.
He opened his eyes, looked around, and was completely bewildered—how did he end up back in the modern world?
Did you fall asleep while listening to the sermon?
Even without Bodhi Seed, he wouldn't be so dull-witted, would he?
He was floating high in the sky, with a Spirit Vein of the Federation beneath his feet, and in the distance, towering skyscrapers of the city.
"This place is nice."
"!"
Zheng Fa felt a sudden numbness throughout his body and abruptly turned his head.
Daoist Hongjun stood silently beside him, looking around with great interest.
Zheng Fa felt a chill run down his spine; this was the first time someone had been able to pass through the barrier of the Yin-Yang Fish Jade Pendant silently.
But after a moment, he relaxed and bowed to Daoist Hongjun, saying, "Greetings Dao Ancestor."
"Aren't you afraid anymore?"
Zheng Fa shook his head slightly, looking utterly defeated. "What's the use of being afraid?"
This is none other than Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor!
The fact that Nuwa and the other six sages treated them with excessive politeness and regard was actually quite strange.
It's not that he lacks confidence.
After all, he felt it was normal for Nuwa or any of them to have high hopes for him.
But all six saints are like this...
Zheng Fa felt he didn't possess that much charm.
There's only one reason—what they value isn't Zheng Fa, but the person behind the Nine Luminaries Heaven Illusion.
What they respect is the rule of the Nine Luminaries Heaven; Zheng Fa is merely one of the lucky ones chosen by this rule.
Who else could this person be but Hongjun Dao Ancestor?
"Not bad." Daoist Hongjun glanced at Zheng Fa and nodded slightly, then suddenly asked a question that made Zheng Fa break out in a cold sweat:
"Your Law Treasure is also called the Creation Jade Disc?"
"..."
As expected of the Dao Ancestor, he used the word "also" very well.
Under the enigmatic smile of Daoist Hongjun, Zheng Fa wore a sincere expression:
"From the moment I entered the Dao, you Dao Ancestor, have been my role model!"
(End of this chapter)